Avid Bundles Sonic's ReelDVD ®  Software with Latest Editing and Finishing Solutions

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (September 12, 2003) - Sonic Solutions [Nasdaq: SNIC] announced today at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) that Avid Technology, Inc., will bundle Sonic's award-winning DVD creation software ReelDVD LE with Avid Xpress ® Pro, Media Composer ® Adrenaline T , NewsCutter ® Adrenaline FX, and NewsCutter XP systems.

Built on the same technology as Sonic's Scenarist ® authoring system, the standard for Hollywood feature film DVD production, ReelDVD is designed to empower video professionals with fast, efficient and easy-to-use DVD creation capabilities. The combination of ReelDVD LE and Avid's award-winning content creation solutions provides producers and editors with the ability to edit analog or digital video (DV), encode projects to MPEG-2, and author compelling DVD titles with motion menus, exciting slideshows, and multiple audio and subtitle streams. ReelDVD also enables users to produce titles with the highest level of DVD player compatibility.

"Our customers are increasingly finding reasons to output their projects to DVD - whether it's for review and approval purposes or for final release," said Dana Ruzicka, Director of Post Solutions at Avid. "Sonic ReelDVD gives them the power and stability they demand. It has an extensive DVD feature set, it's easy to use, and it has a built-in upgrade path. All of these capabilities work hand in hand with our latest editing and finishing tools."

The current licensing agreement between Sonic and Avid extends a longstanding relationship between the two companies that dates back to the late 1990s, when Avid implemented Sonic's DVDit! authoring system into its Avid Xpress DV line. Other Avid products - including Symphony T , Media Composer, and Avid Xpress - have also incorporated such Sonic DVD authoring software as AuthorScript and DVD Fusion LE.

"We are delighted that Avid has chosen to bundle ReelDVD with their industry-leading solutions," said Rolf Hartley , Vice President and General Manager of Sonic's Professional Products Group. "Avid has always been a pace-setter in professional video creation, and ReelDVD is the industry benchmark for affordable, professional DVD authoring. The combination of our respective products sets a new standard for power and productivity."

Avid Media Composer Adrenaline and Avid NewsCutter Adrenaline FX are currently available through Avid's worldwide reseller network. Avid Xpress Pro and Avid NewsCutter XP with Avid Mojo T systems are expected to be available later this month. Sonic will demonstrate professional DVD production in a workflow environment combined with Avid's Media Composer Adrenaline system in its booth (#2.200) at IBC this week.

About Sonic ReelDVD
Designed for the rapidly-growing market for corporate, in-house, multimedia, event videography and independent productions, Sonic ReelDVD extends the limits of entry-level professional DVD creation by providing full-stream support for audio and expanded subtitles. Integrated with the Hollywood-standard Sonic Scenarist ® DVD engine and based on technology that has become the foundation of the commercial DVD release industry, ReelDVD delivers the maximum level of DVD player compatibility.  

ReelDVD also provides a powerful migration path, permitting video facilities to move easily to the more sophisticated Scenarist as their needs increase, or to move projects started in ReelDVD to Scenarist for polishing and finishing. ReelDVD features output to the latest selection of DVD-Recordable devices including DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RWDVD-RAM, CD-R/RW, and DLT.

About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid Technology, Inc., is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation , management and distribution solutions , enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast news professionals to work more efficiently, productively and creatively.  For more information about the company's award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com .

About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)
Based in Marin County , California , Sonic Solutions (http://www.sonic.com) is the world's leading supplier of DVD creation software for professional, industrial and consumer applications. The majority of major film releases on DVD have been produced on Sonic's professional DVD authoring systems in studios around the world. Sonic's MyDVD ® and DVDit! ® are the most widely used DVD creation applications by consumers and video enthusiasts and are the solutions of choice among the key PC and after-market drive suppliers. Sonic's RecordNow is a leading solution for audio and data mastering. Sonic's AuthorScript, the DVD and CD formatting and burning engine that underlies Sonic's applications, is the most widely deployed DVD software engine and has been licensed by Adobe, Microsoft, Sony, and many others.

Sonic, the Sonic logo, Backup MyPC, CinePlayer, NoNOISE, PrePlay, DVD Producer, Edit-on-DVD, OpenDVD, PrimeTime, RecordNow and Simple Backup are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. AuthorScript, AutoDVD, DVDit!, DVD Fusion, MyDVD, NoNOISE, ReelDVD, Scenarist, Sonic DVD Creator  and Sonic Solutions are registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic under license. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.Avid, Avid Xpress, Avid Mojo, Adrenaline, Media Composer, NewsCutter and Symphony are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.